With all the anti-pornography talk, can we have a sex positive thread?

[Warren DeMontague]

514. I'm not outraged, Bain.

I'm slightly bored, because this is the nth time DU has done this, with entirely predictable results. But outraged? No.

Perhaps you missed the multiple threads started over "studies" and opinion pieces which turned out to be fronted by known religious right thunk (this was, of course, intended to be 'think', but I like the typo better) tanks? Or the one with the dread "88% of porn contains aggression" which defined, among other things, the act of fellatio as an act of "physical aggression"?

It's hard to take "critiques of the porn industry" seriously when they're coming from people who so clearly either have an agenda against porn, period, or just don't know that much of what they're talking about. I'd wager there is already a lot more 'responsible consumerism' in terms of porn consumption, going on out there, than you think.

If you go on a hunt to find egregious stuff, odds are you'll find it. That does not mean that is what most people seek out. If you find evidence of an actual crime, you should report it, either to the FBI or maybe interpol. Pretty much everywhere on the Earth, as far as I'm aware, it is illegal to force someone to have sex, either in front of a camera or not.

And if the UK law had been solely about outlawing images of actual rape, i doubt anyone would have an issue with it. But there is a tradition- not even just here on DU, mind you- of defending even - especially- fairly indefensible art or literature. I can tell you that, for instance, Pasolini's "Salo" is an extremely unpleasant film to watch- yet I can also tell you that 1st Amendment defenses of the right to view that film (which should not be confused with defending its content) have come from some of the most respected voices in art and cinema.